Reviews - The Guncle Abroad

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The Guncle Abroad

Steven Rowley

3.94 AVERAGE

cjdawn236's review against another edition

3.25

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I have to be honest, I didn’t enjoy this follow up nearly as much as the original. It just seemed to be uneven in pacing - much of the trio portion seemed too fast and I really would have liked to see more of their adventures. The entire first half of the novel felt like it was missing the heart that made me love the first book. I enjoyed the ending third or so of the book so much more. It was still fun, and some great moments of humor, but it just wasn’t what I was hoping for, considering how much I had loved the first book.

mragen's review

4.0

I liked this better than the first

bestbooksmary's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

erinlingle's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

rizzii's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I love Steven Rowley and I love GUP. The way he effortlessly blends gay quip with reminiscence on queer history and the power of reconnection with family makes him infinitely endearing. Also the London/Italy settings are right up my alley.

I loved Patrick's relationship with Gay Aunt Palmina too, the way that she teases him throughout their entire arc but in a loving way (eventually)

starryeyedmermaid's review

2.0

You ever see a the hype and reviews of a book, start reading it, and wonder if you're reading the same book everyone else was? I did not love this book. The main character is really annoying, the dialogue felt forced, and I'm not sure what the point of the travel was because they didn't really get into exploring those locations.

Maybe I missed something because I haven't read The Guncle, but this was just "eh."